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Guidance for Commanders on Risk-Based Changing of Health Protection Condition Levels During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic
From the Document: "This memorandum supplements reference (a) and provides guidance for commanders to consider when making decisions to change health protection condition (HPCON) levels as COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic conditions on and adjacent to our installations begin to improve. I am also delegating the authority to change HPCON levels for the Pentagon Reservation and the Armed Forces Retirement Home to the Chief Management Officer."
United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense
2020-05-19
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Modification and Reissuance of DOD Response to Coronavirus Disease 2019 - Travel Restrictions
From the Document: "The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues to present significant risk to our forces as the DoD considers domestic and overseas personnel travel. These movements present the threat of spreading COVID-19 within our ranks and communities. My priorities remain - protecting our Service members, DoD civilians, and families; safeguarding our national security capabilities; and supporting the whole-of-nation response. Effective immediately, this memorandum cancels references (a), (b), and (c) and reissues travel restriction guidance for DoD Components that will remain in effect until June 30, 2020."
United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense
Esper, Mark T.
2020-04-20
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Guidance on Activating the National Guard. Reserve. And Individual Ready Reserve for Coronavirus Disease Response
From the Document: "On March 27, 2020. the President authorized the use of section 12302 of title 10, United States Code. Partial Mobilization authority. to activate units and individual Service members in the Selected Reserve and certain members of the Individual Ready Reserve to active duty to augment forces for the effective response to the coronavirus outbreak. This authority, in addition to other authorities currently available to the Department, enables the Deportment to support the whole-of-government approach to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). [...] Activation decisions must advance all three of the priorities I have set for the DoD for the COVID-19 response: I) Protecting our troops. DoD civilians, and their families: 2) safeguarding our national security capabilities: and 3) supporting President Trump's whole-of-nation response. We must ensure activations advance our national security. without increasing the risk to the health of the DoD community, or inadvertently diminishing the national coronavirus response."
United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense
2020-04-02
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Justification for FY 2021 Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) Afghanistan Security Forces Fund
From the Document: "The Afghanistan Security Forces Fund (ASFF) is the center of gravity of the Department of Defense (DoD) mission in Afghanistan and undergirds the U.S. commitment to an enduring defense partnership with Afghanistan. This request supports the U.S. South Asia strategy by providing the Afghanistan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) with the majority of the financial resources required to sustain high-tempo combat operations against a resilient insurgency and be a reliable counterterrorism partner with the United States. This request also supports the continued development of the ANDSF as an effective and sustainable force. [...] The FY 2021 request funds a significant equipment procurement for the aviation modernization plan. Once fielded, these aircraft will complete the transition of the Afghan fleet composition from Russian-made rotary wing aircraft to U.S. aircraft. In addition, this request reflects the beginning of a transition of responsibility for fuel funding from ASFF to the Afghan government. The viability of this shift in funding responsibility will hinge on whether the Afghan government is able to sustain improved economic growth, commit to spending a greater percent of the country's Gross Domestic product on national defense, and whether the government's processes for government spending will protect the investment from the threat of corruption."
United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense
2020-02-04
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Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 President's Budget: Justification for Security Cooperation Program and Activity Funding
From the Document: "The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY 2017 defines security cooperation as 'any program, activity (including an exercise), or interaction of the Department of Defense with the security establishment of a foreign country to achieve a purpose as follows: [1] To build and develop allied and friendly security capabilities for self-defense and multinational operations. [2] To provide the armed forces with access to the foreign country during peacetime or a contingency operation. [3] To build relationships that promote specific United States security interests.' [...] This budget exhibit displays the $7.9 billion requested by the Department for FY 2021 to conduct security cooperation programs and activities. All funding presented is in the Department's Title 10 funding request. It primarily focuses on the funding requested for programs and activities that will be executed under the authorities in Chapter 16 of Title 10, U.S. Code."
United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense
2020-02-04
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Counter-Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) Train and Equip Fund (CTEF): Justification for FY 2021 Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO)
From the Budget Summary: "The United States Government's strategy to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) directed the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to degrade, dismantle, and ultimately defeat ISIS using two primary lines of effort: denial of ISIS safe havens and building partner capacity. The Counter-ISIS Train and Equip Fund (CTEF) is a crucial part of the United States' whole-of-government approach to support the lasting defeat of ISIS. The CTEF specifically supports the DoD's efforts to work 'by, with, and through' the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and the Vetted Syrian Opposition (VSO) to build key defeat-ISIS capabilities and promote the long term stability of the region by preventing the resurgence of ISIS. [...] The details that follow in this budget justification book represent the Department's best assessment of areas where CTEF support is will be needed in the future, and a best estimate of associated funding. Because of the dynamic nature of the counter-ISIS fight, the changing requirements on the ground, and the timelines involved, DoD will notify details of obligations to the congressional defense committees, as required by the CTEF appropriation."
United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense
2020-02
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FY2021 Defense Wide Review: Report to Congress
From the Introduction: "This report provides an overview of the recently completed Defense-Wide Review (DWR), a major DoD initiative personally led by the Secretary of Defense, to improve alignment of time, money, and people to NDS [National Defense Strategy] priorities. In total, the Secretary of Defense, and/or the Deputy Secretary of Defense, hosted 21 review sessions examining $99 billion of appropriated resources across roughly 50 Defense-Wide (DW) organizations and activities. Similar to the 'Night Court' review process Secretary Esper led during his time as Secretary of the Army, the DWR was a comprehensive examination of DoD organizations outside of the military departments. However, unlike the Army Night Court, the DWR was not a full bottom-up review, as there was insufficient time for a more exhaustive examination to inform the FY 2021 President's Budget. As such, we will review these agencies more fully in 2020. These reforms required tough decisions. The impacted programs were not wasteful nor mismanaged, they were simply not NDS priorities, some with outdated missions or practices. The question was not 'Is this a good program?', but rather 'Is a dollar spent on this program or organization more important to our military capability than spending that same dollar on an NDS priority?'. This report summarizes for Congress, and the public, the DWR process, results, actions, and proposals."
United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense
2020-01
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Department of Defense Memorandum: Establishment of the United States Space Force
From the Document: "The Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act establishes the United States Space Force as a new Armed Force within the Department of the Air Force. The creation of the U.S. Space Force is the most significant reorganization of the Department of Defense (DoD) since the Goldwater-Nichols DoD Reorganization Act of 1986, and the first new Armed Force since the United States Air Force was authorized by the National Security Act of 1947. Establishing the U.S. Space Force will elevate the role of space in our national defense and transform how DoD organizes, trains, and equips in order to prepare for new security challenges in an era of great power competition."
United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense
Esper, Mark T.
2019-12-20
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Memorandum for Department of Defense Personnel: United States Space Force
From the Document: "Today, the United States took a giant leap forward in ensuring the security of our Nation with the establishment of the U.S. Space Force as the sixth branch of the Armed Forces. Located within the Department of the Air Force, the Space Force will organize, train, and equip military and civilian personnel to maintain freedom of operation in, from, and to space. This new service will provide vital capabilities to joint and coalition forces in peacetime and across the spectrum of conflict. Consistent with the National Defense Strategy, the Space Force will enable us to address current and emerging threats as we compete, deter, and if necessary, win in space."
United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense
Esper, Mark T.
2019-12-20
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Memorandum for All Military and Department of Defense Personnel: Message to the Force -- Warfighting Readiness
From the Document: "In today's complex world, there is no shortage of threats to our country's security. Given this reality, the American people rightfully expect the Department of Defense to safeguard the liberty and prosperity that define the character of this nation, above all else. To do so, we must continue to adapt to ensure we remain the most powerful warfighting force in the world. [...] In this new era of strategic competition among great powers, the Joint Force must be ready to fight large-scale combat operations in a joint, multi-national, multi-domain environment, under the most demanding conditions."
United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense
Esper, Mark T.
2019-10-10
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Guidance for Continuation of Operations During a Lapse of Appropriations
From the David L. Norquist Memorandum: "Appropriations provided under the DoD Appropriations Act, 2019 (division A of Public Law 115-245) expire at 11 :59 PM Eastern Standard Time on Monday, September 30, 2019. The Administration does not want a lapse in appropriations, which would result in a Federal government shutdown, to occur. The Secretary and I hope that the Congress will quickly pass the annual appropriations bill for Defense activities prior to FY 2020. However, prudent management requires that the Department be prepared for the possibility of a lapse in appropriations. The attachment to this memorandum provides instructions for continuation of essential operations in the absence of appropriated funds."
United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense
2019-08-26
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Annual Report to Congress: Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China 2019
From the Executive Summary: "The United States will compete from a position of strength while encouraging China to cooperate with the United States on security issues where U.S. and Chinese interests align. Maintaining a constructive, results-oriented relationship with China is an important part of U.S. strategy in the Indo-Pacific region. U.S. defense contacts and exchanges with China conducted in 2018 were designed to support the long-term goal of transparency and nonaggression. U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) engagements with China seek to reduce risk and prevent misunderstanding in times of increased tension. Engagements are conducted in accordance with the statutory limitations of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000, as amended. Although DoD engages with the PLA [People's Liberation Army], DoD will also continue to monitor and adapt to China's evolving military strategy, doctrine, and force development. The United States will adapt its forces, posture, investments, and operational concepts to ensure it retains the ability to defend the homeland, deter aggression, protect our allies and partners, and preserve regional peace, prosperity, and freedom."
United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense; United States. Department of Defense
2019-05-02
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Directive-type Memorandum (DTM)-18-005 - Authority for Support of Special
Operations for Irregular Warfare (IW)
"In accordance with the authority in Section 1202 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 (Public Law 115-91) (hereafter referred to as 'Section 1202 Authority'), this DTM: [1] Establishes policy guidance for the execution of, and regarding constraints within, activities under Section 1202 authority; the processes through which activities under the Section 1202 authority are to be developed, validated, and coordinated, as appropriate, with relevant entities of the U.S. Government; and the processes through which legal reviews and determinations are made to comply with the Section 1202 authority and ensure that the exercise of such authority is consistent with the national security of the United States. [2] Is effective August 3, 2018; it will be converted to a new DoD instruction. This DTM will expire effective August 3, 2019."
United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense
2018-08-03
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National Industrial Security Program: Industrial Security Procedures for Government Activities
"This manual is composed of several volumes, each containing its own purpose. In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive (DoDD) 5143.01: [1] This manual implements policy, assigns responsibilities, establishes requirements, and provides procedures, consistent with Executive Order (E.O.) 12829, DoD Instruction (DoDI) 5220.22, and E.O. 10865, for the protection of classified information that is disclosed to, or developed by contractors, licensees, and grantees (referred to in this manual as contractors) of the U.S. Government (USG). [2] This volume prescribes industrial security procedures and practices applicable to USG activities using the DoD as their cognizant security agency (CSA). This ensures maximum uniformity and effectiveness in DoD implementation of the National Industrial Security Program (NISP) in accordance with E.O. 12829."
United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense; United States. Department of Defense
2018-08-01
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Study on Countering Anti-Access Systems with Longer Range and Standoff Capabilities: Assault Breaker II
"In November 2016, the Under Secretary for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (USD(AT&L)) requested that the Defense Science Board (DSB) conduct a Summer Study on Countering Anti-Access Systems with Longer Range and Standoff Capabilities. The DSB assembled a task force composed of national leaders in science and technology and Department of Defense (DoD) industry with expertise in all aspects of delivering long range effects. This report presents the key findings and recommendations that resulted from task force deliberations. Nine specific recommendations for delivering long range effects in a contested Anti-Access/Area Denial (A2/AD) environment through employment of the Assault Breaker II (AB II) concept are offered for consideration by the Department of Defense."
United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense
2018-06
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Annual Report to Congress: Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China 2018
From the Executive Summary: "While the Department of Defense engages substantively with the People's Liberation Army, DoD will also continue to monitor and adapt to China's evolving military strategy, doctrine, and force development, and encourage China to be more transparent about its military modernization. The United States will adapt its forces, posture, investments, and operational concepts to ensure it retains the ability to defend the homeland, deter aggression, protect our allies and partners, and preserve regional peace, prosperity, and freedom."
United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense; United States. Department of Defense
2018-05-16
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2018 Nuclear Posture Review
From the Introduction, "On January 27, 2017, President Donald Trump directed Secretary of Defense James Mattis to initiate a new Nuclear Posture Review (NPR). The President made clear that his first priority is to protect the United States, allies, and partners. He also emphasized both the long-term goal of eliminating nuclear weapons and the requirement that the United States have modern, flexible, and resilient nuclear capabilities that are safe and secure until such a time as nuclear weapons can prudently be eliminated from the world. The United States remains committed to its efforts in support of the ultimate global elimination of nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons. It has reduced the nuclear stockpile by over 85 percent since the height of the Cold War and deployed no new nuclear capabilities for over two decades. Nevertheless, global threat conditions have worsened markedly since the most recent 2010 NPR, including increasingly explicit nuclear threats from potential adversaries. The United States now faces a more diverse and advanced nuclear-threat environment than ever before, with considerable dynamism in potential adversaries' development and deployment programs for nuclear weapons and delivery systems."
United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense
2018-02
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Fact Sheet: Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China 2018
"The Department of Defense's 2018 report to Congress on Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China fulfills reporting requirements of the National Defense Authorization Act. This year's report focuses on developments during 2017."
United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense; United States. Department of Defense
2018
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Ongoing DoD Support to Hurricane Relief Efforts
"In Puerto Rico, DoD continues ongoing relief operations and is leaning forward to rapidly deploy additional response capacity, expanding airfield throughput and positioning key leaders forward supporting FEMA's efforts to stabilize the situation in Puerto Rico and sustain life. DoD continues to support FEMA's immediate objectives to complete hospital assessments in PR [Puerto Rico]and establish an island-wide commodities distribution plan. The situation in USVI [U.S. Virgin Islands] continues to improve; shifting from response to recovery."
United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense
2017-09-28
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Military Service by Transgender Individuals - Interim Guidance
"The Department of Defense ('DoD') has received the Presidential Memorandum, Military Service by Transgender Individuals, dated August 25, 20I7 ('Presidential Memorandum'). DoD will carry out the President's policy and directives in consultation with the Department of Homeland Security ('DHS') with respect to the U.S. Coast Guard. Not later than February 21, 2018, I will present the President with a plan to implement the policy and directives in the Presidential Memorandum. Consistent with military effectiveness and lethality, budgetary constraints, and applicable law, the implementation plan will establish the policy, standards and procedures for transgender individuals serving in the military. The Deputy Secretary of Defense and the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. supported by a panel of experts ( 'Panel'), shall propose for my consideration recommendations supported by appropriate evidence and information. To comply with the Presidential Memorandum, ensure the continued combat readiness of the force, and maximize flexibility in the development of the implementation plan, the attached Interim Guidance takes effect immediately and will remain in effect until I promulgate DoD's final policy in this matter. By agreement with the Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, this Interim Guidance also applies to the U.S. Coast Guard."
United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense
2017-09-14
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Annual Report to Congress: Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China 2017
"Section 1246, 'Annual Report on Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China,' of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, Public Law 111-84, which amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000, Section 1202, Public Law 106-65, provides that the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report 'in both classified and unclassified form, on military and security developments involving the People's Republic of China. The report shall address the current and probable future course of military-technological development of the People's Liberation Army and the tenets and probable development of Chinese security strategy and military strategy, and of the military organizations and operational concepts supporting such development over the next 20 years. The report shall also address United States-China engagement and cooperation on security matters during the period covered by the report, including through United States-China military-to -military contacts, and the United States strategy for such engagement and cooperation in the future.'"
United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense
2017-05-15
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Military and Security Developments Involving the Democratic People's Republic of Korea 2017
"Section 1236 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, Public Law 112-81, as amended by Section 1292 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 and Section 1245 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014, provides that the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report 'in both classified and unclassified form, on the current and future military power of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea' (DPRK). The report shall address an assessment of the security situation on the Korean Peninsula, the goals and factors shaping North Korean security strategy and military strategy, trends in North Korean security, an assessment of North Korea's regional security objectives, including an assessment of the North Korean military's capabilities, developments in North Korean military doctrine and training, an assessment of North Korea's proliferation activities, and other military security developments"
United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense
2017
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Directive-type Memorandum (DTM) 16-005 - Military Service of Transgender Service Members, June 30, 2016
"This DTM [Directive-type Memorandum] [1] Establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes procedures for the standards for retention, accession, separation, in-service transition, and medical coverage for transgender personnel serving int he Military Services. [2] Except as otherwise noted, this DTM will take effect immediately. It will be converted to a new DoDI [Department of Defense Instruction]. This DTM will expire effective June 30, 2017."
United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense
2016-06-30
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Memorandum for Secretaries of the Military Departments, Commanders of the Combatant Commands: Investigation Review -- Secretary of Defense Guidance, April 28, 2016
"Following the airstrike in Kunduz, Afghanistan, on October 3, 2015, that resulted in civilian casualties at the Doctors Without Borders Trauma Center, the investigation identified causal factors and specific deficiencies. I am committed to ensuring that similar incidents do not occur in the future. Therefore, after consulting with the Chairman, I am directing the Combatant Commands and the Services to take the following actions within the next 120 days to improve the Joint Force and mitigate the potential for similar incidents in the future: (1) Conduct a comprehensive review of relevant policies, tactical directives, and rules of emgagement (ROE) to clarify conflicting or confusing directives. [...] (2) Review pre-deployment training requirements to ensure Service members and their leadership are certified on the application of all policies, directives, rules, and risk management procedures, and the employment of those authorities in complex environments. [...] (3) Review mission command systems - including those of our partners - to identify effective methods to maintain unified understanding of the battlespace and enhance interoperability. [...] (4) Review Risk Management procedures for current operating environments. [...] (5) Incorporate lessons learned from the Kunduz strike in leadership development and operational training to emphasize the role of individual judgment and accountability in the execution of mission command."
United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense
Carter, Ashton B.
2016-04-28
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Annual Report to Congress: Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China 2016
"The long-term, comprehensive modernization of the armed forces of the People's Republic of China (PRC) entered a new phase in 2015 as China unveiled sweeping organizational reforms to overhaul the entire military structure. These reforms aim to strengthen the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) control over the military, enhance the PLA's ability to conduct joint operations, and improve its ability to fight short-duration, high-intensity regional conflicts at greater distances from the Chinese mainland. China's leaders seek ways to leverage China's growing military, diplomatic, and economic clout to advance its ambitions to establish regional preeminence and expand its international influence. Chinese leaders have characterized modernization of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) as essential to achieving great power status and what Chinese President Xi Jinping calls the 'China Dream' of national rejuvenation. They portray a strong military as critical to advancing Chinese interests, preventing other countries from taking steps that would damage those interests, and ensuring that China can defend itself and its sovereignty claims."
United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense
2016-04-26
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Department of Defense: 2016 Operational Energy Strategy
"This document sets forth an updated Operational Energy Strategy for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), as required by law and first issued in 2011. This updated strategy recognizes the crucial role of energy in enabling our forces to perform worldwide missions, while also acknowledging energy as a potential vulnerability. Energy is a fundamental enabler of military capability, and the ability of the United States to project and sustain the power necessary for defense depends on the assured delivery of this energy. It must be available at home and abroad, over great distances, through adverse weather, and across air, land, and sea, often against determined adversaries. […] The 2016 Operational Energy Strategy sets the overall direction for the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), Combatant Commands (CCMDs), Defense Agencies, and Military Departments/Services (hereinafter 'DoD Components') and includes cascading goals, targets, and offices of primary responsibility accountable for making progress against these three objectives. The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment (ASD(EI&E)) is responsible for the overall implementation of the strategy."
United States. Department of Defense; United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense
2015-12-03
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Initiatives to Address Sexual Assault Prevention and Response and Retaliation Associated with Reporting Crime
"As leaders of the Department of Defense, we share a commitment to an environment free from sexual violence and sexual harassment. In order to retain and attract the best people with the best skills, everyone must know that these closely related behaviors have no place in the military. The force of the future is one that leverages our culture of dignity and respect to prevent crime and other improper behaviors, as well as support those who make the difficult choice to report them. The 'Fiscal Year 2014 Annual Report on Sexual Assault in the Military,' released today, suggests that the prevalence of sexual assault has decreased across the Department, while reporting of this crime has increased . These and other data gathered in the past year have helped us learn how to better care for victims and prevent sexual assault. In addition, the report demonstrates our resolve to consider and employ new solutions that have been attempted nowhere else. Our approach to prevention and Special Victims' Counsel programs hold great promise not only for the military, but also for the rest of the country as well. Despite our effo1is to date, our fight against sexual assault is far from over. I am concerned that far too many of those who report the crime perceive some kind of retaliation associated with doing so."
United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense
Carter, Ashton B.
2015-05-01
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Annual Report to Congress: Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China 2015
"The People's Republic of China (PRC) continues to pursue a long-term, comprehensive military modernization program designed to improve its armed forces' capacity to fight short-duration, high-intensity regional conflicts. Preparing for potential conflict in the Taiwan Strait remains the focus and primary driver of China's military investment; however, the PRC is increasing its emphasis on preparations for contingencies other than Taiwan, such as contingencies in the East China Sea and South China Sea. Additionally, as China's global footprint and international interests grow, its military modernization program has become progressively more focused on investments for a range of missions beyond China's periphery, including power projection, sea lane security, counter-piracy, peacekeeping, and humanitarian assistance/disaster relief (HA/DR). China views modernization of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) as essential to achieving great power status and what Chinese President Xi Jinping calls the 'China Dream' of national rejuvenation. Chinese leaders see a strong military as critical to prevent other countries from taking steps that would damage China's interests and to ensure China can defend itself, should deterrence fail. China seeks to ensure basic stability along its periphery and avoid direct confrontation with the United States in order to focus on domestic development and smooth China's rise. Despite this, Chinese leaders in 2014 demonstrated a willingness to tolerate a higher level of regional tension as China sought to advance its interests, such as in competing territorial claims in the East China Sea and South China Sea."
United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense
2015-04-07
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Policy Memorandum 15-002, 'Guidance for the Domestic Use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems'
"This policy memorandum provides guidance for the domestic use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to ensure that Department of Defense (DoD) UAS are used in accordance with U.S. law and DoD policy, and to ensure the appropriate use of DoD UAS assets in domestic operations, training, exercises, and testing."
United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense
2015-02-17
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Military and Security Developments Involving the Democratic People's Republic of Korea 2015
"Section 1236 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, Public Law 112- 81, as amended by Section 1292 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 and Section 1245 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014, provides that the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report 'in both classified and unclassified form, on the current and future military power of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea' (DPRK). The report shall address an assessment of the security situation on the Korean Peninsula, the goals and factors shaping North Korean security strategy and military strategy, trends in North Korean security, an assessment of North Korea's regional security objectives, including an assessment of the North Korean military's capabilities, developments in North Korean military doctrine and training, an assessment of North Korea's proliferation activities, and other military security developments."
United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense
2015
